HELP!!! Working in Downtown KCMO but would rather live in KS? (Jackson: cul-de-sac, real estate)

[CrownVic95]

Originally Posted by Lady300

The Howling Man without a doubt was very powerful! Loved it. Among my other favorites are The After Hours with Anne Francis (simply loved her and she is still gorgeous!). The Hitchhiker was creepy and I loved how Inger Stevens played the part. She looked truly terrified. I also loved Nightmare at 20,000 feet, was a good one and William Shatner delivered a splendid acting job in that one. There was Where Is Everybody where the guy is wondering around in this abandoned town. That one sent shivers up my spine. Wow I could go on forever. I simply loooove the original Twilight Zone. Oh and then there is Person or Persons Unknown where the guy wakes up and his wife doesn't know who he is and nobody else knows him either. He keeps saying I'm David Andrew Gurney and everybody is like huh?? I have the entire collection on DVD. I couldn't stand it when the New Years Eve Marathon went off so I went and bought the entire collection. What's so intriguing about TZ is that many actors and actresses got their start on the show. I was shocked to see the guy who played the RifleMan. I think his name was Chuck Conners I believe. Also Rod Serling was ahead of his time. He dealt with issues that had not even surfaced, like plastic surgery and wanting to be forever young. Gosh I could go on. He also dived into our fears of lonliness and rejection and the way he did it was so clever. I'm so sad his life was cut short because there is no telling what he could have done. He'd probably laugh at the 80's and new Millenium version of the TZ. Although some of the 80's TZ was okay but it just didn't have that punch like the original. Did you like either of the attempts to revive the show?

Well I can understand how you feel about the heat. We have our share of heat here in GA. It gets really humid which makes it worse. I was out in AZ a few years back and although it was scorching hot, it helped that the heat was dry. No extreme sweating. The humidity we have here will put you down on your knees!

Ahhh, yes, you're reminding me of some others that had slipped my mind. The Hitchhiker was excellent, as was Nightmare at 20,000 ft. And talk about shivers down your spine - I'll never forget the first time I saw Shatner open the curtain on the plane to see the monster's face pressed against the window. And Shatner was in another good one - "Nick of Time".

I decided it was time to look at the full episode list again and see what else I had forgotten. I did, and found more classic favorites:

"The Lonely" Jack Warden

"Third from the Sun" Edward Andrews

"Long Live Walter Jameson" Kevin McCarthy

"The Eye of the Beholder"

"The Invaders" Agnes Moorehead

"The Silence"

"You Drive" Edward Andrews

I agree with you about later attempts to revive the show. To be honest, I was so disappointed that I don't even remember them. And I find that is true with most attempts to revive or re-make a classic.

Most notably - "The Day the Earth Stood Still". What a disgrace it was for that pathetic 2008 film to use the name of what was probably the greatest sci-fi movie ever made and near the top of my list of the very best movies of any kind ever made.

[Lady300]

Originally Posted by CrownVic95

Ahhh, yes, you're reminding me of some others that had slipped my mind. The Hitchhiker was excellent, as was Nightmare at 20,000 ft. And talk about shivers down your spine - I'll never forget the first time I saw Shatner open the curtain on the plane to see the monster's face pressed against the window. And Shatner was in another good one - "Nick of Time".

I decided it was time to look at the full episode list again and see what else I had forgotten. I did, and found more classic favorites:

"The Lonely" Jack Warden

"Third from the Sun" Edward Andrews

"Long Live Walter Jameson" Kevin McCarthy

"The Eye of the Beholder"

"The Invaders" Agnes Moorehead

"The Silence"

"You Drive" Edward Andrews

I agree with you about later attempts to revive the show. To be honest, I was so disappointed that I don't even remember them. And I find that is true with most attempts to revive or re-make a classic.

Most notably - "The Day the Earth Stood Still". What a disgrace it was for that pathetic 2008 film to use the name of what was probably the greatest sci-fi movie ever made and near the top of my list of the very best movies of any kind ever made.

I have seen a few attempted remakes of Nightmare at 20,000 feet and The Hitchhiker. They were either done by The Creepshow or Tales From the Crypt...none of them were good as the original. There was something about the way Shatner played the part. It was like he made that character. His facial expressions and mannerisms were on point. To be honest I prefer the acting of those days vs today. I believe (though I could be wrong) that a Time To Kill was a modern day remake of To Kill A MockingBird but to me it didn't have that same punch. Gregory Peck was just an awesome presence in that film. His voice, his demeanor etc. Jem and Scout were my favorite. They reminded me so much of my own childhood. In fact that's why I liked the movie so much.

I believe Ellie Mae (Donna Reed) was in the Eye of The Beholder. That was a really good one too. I also liked The Masks......oooh so creepy but a very good point was made. Going back to The Howling Man, it's a shame we don't have shows that convey powerful teachings like that. I remember the first time I saw that, I walked away feeling I had truly learned a valuable lesson just like the guy in the episode...even though I was a kid. Wow I almost want to turn my Sunday into a TZ marathon. I might just do that. Get some popcorn and southern sweet tea and kick back. Nice way to wind down before getting ready for work!

Are you into old Silent Movies? I think those are an acquired taste for many but TCM put them on the map for me. They were doing a silent movie special one night a few years back and after that I was hooked. Went out and bought a few. I really love TCM. I like how they do those in-between shows or tidbits. Some are simply hilarious.

[CrownVic95]

Originally Posted by Lady300

I have seen a few attempted remakes of Nightmare at 20,000 feet and The Hitchhiker. They were either done by The Creepshow or Tales From the Crypt...none of them were good as the original. There was something about the way Shatner played the part. It was like he made that character. His facial expressions and mannerisms were on point. To be honest I prefer the acting of those days vs today. I believe (though I could be wrong) that a Time To Kill was a modern day remake of To Kill A MockingBird but to me it didn't have that same punch. Gregory Peck was just an awesome presence in that film. His voice, his demeanor etc. Jem and Scout were my favorite. They reminded me so much of my own childhood. In fact that's why I liked the movie so much.

I believe Ellie Mae (Donna Reed) was in the Eye of The Beholder. That was a really good one too. I also liked The Masks......oooh so creepy but a very good point was made. Going back to The Howling Man, it's a shame we don't have shows that convey powerful teachings like that. I remember the first time I saw that, I walked away feeling I had truly learned a valuable lesson just like the guy in the episode...even though I was a kid. Wow I almost want to turn my Sunday into a TZ marathon. I might just do that. Get some popcorn and southern sweet tea and kick back. Nice way to wind down before getting ready for work!

Are you into old Silent Movies? I think those are an acquired taste for many but TCM put them on the map for me. They were doing a silent movie special one night a few years back and after that I was hooked. Went out and bought a few. I really love TCM. I like how they do those in-between shows or tidbits. Some are simply hilarious.

That was Donna Douglas in Eye of the Beholder, best known as Elly May Clampett, as you said.

And that is so true about so many of the TV shows of that time - The Twilight Zone and many others. There were powerful teachings and morality interwoven in them. The classic westerns come to mind, like Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, Bonanza. The western settings were really secondary to the typical stories. They were all about the value of a man's word, honesty and integrity, doing the right thing, and holding accountable anyone who didn't.

Honestly, no - I can't say I've ever paid much attention to silent movies. TCM is not on my current cable channel lineup, so they are kind of long out of sight and out of mind.

[cp1969]

Crown Vic, you're missing a lot of good movies on TCM. Disregard the silents, they usually only run late Sunday night anyway.

Lots and lots of film classics on there. None of my other dish channels comes close.

All those shows you mention and the admirable human traits they extolled were before the advent of the 'anti-hero.' From that point forward, we began to admire the guy who 'beats the system', etc.

[nite0wl]

Originally Posted by Lady300

So far I know Johnson County is better to live in but where? I don't want to get too far from the job. (I don't know how to drive on snow) I am relocating to there from the south so I am soooo confused. Please help. Give all the advice you can!

Thanks

Johnson County have very good public transportation to downtown. The bus call The Jo.

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by nite0wl

Johnson County have very good public transportation to downtown. The bus call The Jo.

Don't get out much huh?

A handful of commuter buses during rush hour is hardly "very good public transit". Johnson County has nearly 600,000 people and almost no fixed route bus service and very little commuter bus service. The commuter buses it has are not accessible to most residents of the county, so it makes little sense to drive to a park and ride lot and wait for a bus when they could be downtown halfway to downtown by the time they get to the commuter lot. JoCo has one of the worst, if not the worst ratio of population verses transit infrastructure and use in the country.

Transit in all of KC is pretty much a total joke except the area between Downtown and Waldo where it's "ok"...

[Samantha S]

Originally Posted by kcmo

Don't get out much huh?

Been a few days since you took a shot at JoCo huh?

I'd say bus service available in JoCo is quite commensurate with demand.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Samantha S

Been a few days since you took a shot at JoCo huh?

I'd say bus service available in JoCo is quite commensurate with demand.

Of course demand is lower since the zoning and planning of JOCO leaves much to be desired overall.

[CrownVic95]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Of course demand is lower since the zoning and planning of JOCO leaves much to be desired overall.

By some, but certainly not all.

With all due respect, you clearly have an agenda on this subject and the motivation escapes me - it really does. Putting aside the summer heat, I see a desirable community and attractive place to live. Yet you see all these "problems".

[Lady300]

Originally Posted by CrownVic95

That was Donna Douglas in Eye of the Beholder, best known as Elly May Clampett, as you said.

And that is so true about so many of the TV shows of that time - The Twilight Zone and many others. There were powerful teachings and morality interwoven in them. The classic westerns come to mind, like Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, Bonanza. The western settings were really secondary to the typical stories. They were all about the value of a man's word, honesty and integrity, doing the right thing, and holding accountable anyone who didn't.

Honestly, no - I can't say I've ever paid much attention to silent movies. TCM is not on my current cable channel lineup, so they are kind of long out of sight and out of mind.

No TCM eh? Ouch! Not sure what I'd do without my TCM. Was watching it last night. They were showing some good John Wayne classics.

Sadly, if stuff like The Howling Man was shown today, people would be deeply offended...particularly about the Christian aspect. How sad have we become!